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' R. H. DALEY.

Lemon Squeezer.

No. 238,765. Patented March 15,1881..l

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ROBERT DALEY, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

LEMON-SQUEi-:ZER-

SPECIFICATION forming` part of Letters Patent No. 238,765, dated March 15, 1881.

Application filed November 19, 1880. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, ROBERT H. DALEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco and State of California, have invented ce1-tain new and useful Improvements in Lemon-Squeezers, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to improvements in that class ot' lemon-squeezers in which the follower is forced toward the bed-plate by means ot a rack actuated by a segmental pinion on the end ot' a lever-handle; and the invention consists in the construction and arrangement ot' parts, as hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings which are hereunto annexed, and in which similar letters are used to design-ate like parts throughout the several views, Figure l is a perspective View, Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view, and Fig. 3 is adetail view.

The metallic handle A, hollow tube B, and guide-pieces C, which form the sides of the lemon-box#7 constitute the main frame-work ot' my machine, and are constructed substantially in the form shown.

To the outer ends of the guide-pieces C, I attach the bed-plate D, which is recessed to receive the block of vulcanite E. The follower-plate F is recessed in like manner to receive the block ot' vulcanite G, and any lateral movement of this followerplate is prevented by means ot the guide-pieces C.

From the under side of the follower-plate F, I project a rack or rod, H, which is provided with cog-teeth, as shown, and which engage with the cog-teeth upon a segmental pinion, I, pivoted by the bolt or pin J to an ear or lug, K, which projects outward from the tube B, and this segmental pinion is operated by the lever arm or handle L. These metallic wooden handles M IWI, as shown in Fig. 2.

The vulcanite blocks I prefer to use, as they the lime or lemon than metallic blocks or plates. These vulcanite blocks E G are provided with grooves a, a, which radiate from a central groove, b, and all the grooves increase in width and depth as they approach the point from which they radiate, as is clearly shown in plan in Fig. 3.

, The operation of myimprovedlemon-squeezer will be as follows, to wit: The action of extending the handles as far apart as may be necessary forces down the rack or toothed rod H into the hollow tube B, and the bed-plate and follower will then be as far apart as the construction will permit. The halt' of a lemon is then placed between the bed-plate and follower with the divided surface facing' downward and outward. The handles are then drawn or moved toward one another, and the teeth ot' the segmental pinion I will engage with the teeth of the rack or rod H, forcing it outward from the tube B, and carrying with it the follower F, and thus compress the lemon or other fruit, and the grooves a b in the vull canite or glass blocks E G serve to retain the said lemon in place, and also to give direction to the tlow ofthe juice within the lemon and direct it in one central stream into the glass or other receptacle held beneath.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Paten t, is-

In a lemou-sqneezer, the combination ot' the hollow tube B, rack or toothed rod H, operated by the segmental pinion l, and leverhandle L, and bedplate l), follower F, and side pieces or guides, C, all constructed, arranged, and operating substantiallyas herein shown and set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 1st day ot` November, 1880.

ROBERT H. DALEY.

Witnesses:

J. F. KINGWELL, WILMER BRADFORD. 

